Direct Marketing Services Industry Overview

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Industry Description

Companies that provide promotional messages to potential customers on an individual basis via mail, telephone, or e-mail.

Industry Trends

Multichannel Marketing

Marketers increasingly are using multiple channels to direct their messages. Whereas firms used to specialize in one medium or another, clients now prefer firms with expertise in multiple ways to communicate their message. Email marketing is cheap but often gets caught in spam filters. A combination of direct mail and online marketing can be more effective in targeting consumers.

Industry Competitors

Industry Codes

Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Direct Marketing Services maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

NAICS
NAICS Title
Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers

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Industry Financials

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Direct Marketing Services industry.

Indicator
Total
NAICS Codes
2
Establishments
7,098
Sales, receipts or shipments ($1,000)
$21,828,977
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
$8,527,032
Paid Employees
424,843

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